Last Minute Weekend Suggestions: Brooklyn Heights and Nearby

Tomorrow (Friday, October 9) evening at 8:00, Bargemusic will present Alexander Fiterstein on clarinet and Michael Brown on piano doing an eclectic mix of pieces classical and modern, including works by Leonard Bernstein (photo), Brahms, Mason Bates, Martinu, and Alamiro Giampieri. On Saturday evening, October 10, cellist Jeffrey Solow, pianist Doris Stevenson, and Bargemusic’s President, Executive and Artistic Director Mark Peskanov on violin will perform works by Beethoven, Rochberg, and Barber. On Sunday afternoon, October 11 at 4:00 the Alaria Trio will play works by Hummel, Brahms, and Dvorák. Saturday afternoon at 4:00 there will be a free, family oriented “Music in Motion” concert, co-sponsored by the Brooklyn Bridge Park Conservancy. Doors open at 3:45; first come, first seated. There’s more information and buy tickets here.

The Brooklyn Women’s Exchange will have its Fall Craft Fair on Sunday from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

You may take a free guided Brooklyn Bridge Park tour by going to the Pier 1 entrance near the foot of Old Fulton Street at 11:00 a.m. Sunday. There are other exciting Park events coming up later next week–stay tuned.

Don’t forget Theater 2020’s free reading of Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s comedy George Washington Slept Here Saturday afternoon from 2:00 to 4:00 at the Brooklyn Heights Branch Library, and Margaret Atwood at St. Francis College tomorrow (Friday) evening at 7:00.

If you know of any other events in or near Brooklyn Heights this weekend that should be mentioned, please let us know in a comment.

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  • Andrew Porter

    Great shot of Lenny, Claude!